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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1948
Page
3
The City Council of Bedford Iowa will hold a public hearing January 3 1949 at 8 p m at City Hall to approve a sewer fund levy of 114 mills for 1949 through 1967 to pay principal and interest on sewer project certificates. No other income is listed. historical expenditures shown.
Seventy years ago news notes include Dan'l Leonard announcing the Dan post office will be discontinued after December 31. Mumps exist in Lenox. Corn supply in markets is large and high quality. Conway forms a social club planning bi weekly winter hops and a grand ball during Christmas week. The Christian congregation plans to reseat their church at an estimated cost of about five hundred dollars, aiming to match Bedford area churches.
A Bedford report details the last week’s temperance movement costs at 68.43 dollars with 50 dollars donated to Col Comerford and the rest used for hall rent fuel and supplies. S. H. Putnam living northwest of town sold one sow and twelve pigs at the Bedford market totaling 3432 pounds. the pigs were ten months old.
Forty years ago John C. Ross and Miss Lottie Beemer secured a license to wed on Monday December 14. Bedford Encampment No. 73 IOOF elected officers C O Dresher H P S S Patch S W T P Patch J W Chas Tracey R S C B Fitch S and Wertz Treas E T Brice. Adventis church of Sharpsburg plans to build an addition for a separate school. A legal decision affirmed that the Board of Supervisors must publish proceedings in full, including election returns. Shiffer promoted to trainmaster at Creston triggering promotions for C F Connett and L B Connett, sons of Chas Connett.
Hal Roach's new film Fabulous Joe Part One screens at the Rialto on Friday and Saturday December 17 and 18. The comedy mixes warm hearted humor and slapstick for kids with witty satire for adults. Co feature Montana Mike stars Robert Cummings and Brian Donlevy.
The TP appeals to Oma ha readers with polio relief in Taylor County. Guy Liggett contributes $10 to the upcoming March of Dimes campaign. The Anchor Club-Archie survivors from Conway, including Huston of Pawnee Neb., started with eight members and stayed connected through annual reunions.
Joan Caulfield and John Payne star in Larceny shown Sunday and Monday December 19 and 20 at the Rialto. The suspense plot follows an eastern game that lures a wealthy town near Los Angeles into a fictitious war memorial scheme to net $100,000. Payne faces a tense exit as he tries to outwit his gang leader without being shot.
Bedford Iowa will hold a public meeting January 3 1949 at 8 PM in City Hall to hear taxpayers and others for or against issuing Fifteen Thousand Dollars in Sewer Fund Certificates for 1949 through 1967 to fund sewer construction and repair. Petitions against the issue may be filed by five or more taxpayers any time before the meeting.
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